Shloka 33

Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission

Devanagari script

पितर्युपरते बाला: सह मात्रा सुदु:खिता: । आनीता: स्वपुरं राज्ञा वसन्त इति शुश्रुम ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

pitary uparate bālāḥ saha mātrā su-duḥkhitāḥ ānītāḥ sva-puraṁ rājñā vasanta iti śuśruma

Translation

వారి తండ్రి పరమపదించినప్పుడు, ఆ బాల పాండవులు తీవ్ర దుఃఖంలో ఉన్న తల్లితో కలిసి రాజు వారిని రాజధానికి తీసుకువచ్చాడని, వారు ఇప్పుడు అక్కడే నివసిస్తున్నారని మేము విన్నాము।

Synonyms

पितरिwhen the father (was)

उपरतेdeparted (dead)

बालाःthe children

सहtogether with

मात्राwith (their) mother

सु-दुःखिताःvery distressed

आनीताःwere brought

स्व-पुरम्to his own city

राज्ञाby the king

वसन्तःliving (there)

इतिthus

शुश्रुमwe heard

Characters & Entities

Akrūra

Kṛṣṇa

Balarāma

Vasudeva

Kuntī (Pṛthā)

Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about protecting children and widows?

This verse highlights that after the father’s death, the grieving children and their mother were brought under the king’s shelter in his own city—showing the dharmic duty of rulers to protect dependents.

Who is being referred to as the children and the mother in this shloka?

In context, Akrūra is recounting what he has heard: after Pāṇḍu’s death, Kuntī and her sons (the Pāṇḍavas) were brought by the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) to his city (Hastināpura) and lived there.

What is a practical lesson from this Bhagavatam verse for modern life?

Support grieving families with tangible shelter and care; dharma is not only sentiment but responsible action—especially toward those left vulnerable after a loss.